3701:1-54-01
Definitions.

As used in Chapter 3701:1-54 of the Administrative Code:

(A)
"Above grade construction" for
the purposes of a disposal cell for radioactive waste, means the structural
design such that the bottom of the waste is at or above the elevation of the
native surface topography.

(B)
"Active maintenance" as used in reference to an AIF, means any improvements or
repairs to the physical features of an AIF that are intended to preserve the
ability of the facility to perform its function of isolating radioactive waste.

"Active maintenance" as used in reference to land disposal of
radioactive waste, means any significant remedial activity needed during the
period of institutional control to maintain a reasonable assurance that the
performance objectives are met. Such active maintenance includes, but is not
limited to, ongoing activities such as the pumping and treatment of water from
a disposal unit or one-time measures such as replacement of a disposal unit
cover. Active maintenance does not include custodial activities such as repair
of fencing, repair or replacement of monitoring equipment, revegetation, minor
additions to soil cover, minor repair of disposal unit covers, and general
disposal site upkeep such as mowing grass.

(C)
"Assured isolation" means an integrated
management system for isolating licensable radioactive waste for a period not
to exceed one hundred years, while preserving options for its long term
management through robust, accessible facilities, and planned preventative
maintenance. The time limit starts from the date that the radioactive waste is
received by the AIF.

(D)
"Assured
isolation facility (AIF)" means the structures and land containing the
operational components of a site for the assured isolation of licensable
radioactive waste. This includes, but is not limited to, support and
administrative facilities, roads and staging areas.

(E)
"Assured isolation site" means the entire
plot of land on which an AIF is located, including that portion of the earth
underlying the facility which is of significance to its structural stability,
or is related to the environmental monitoring of the facility.

(F)
"Broker" means any person who takes
possession of radioactive waste solely for purposes of consolidation and
shipment.

(G)
"Buffer Zone" means
a portion of a site that is controlled by the licensee and that lies under the
storage or disposal units and between the structure containing the radioactive
waste and the site boundary.

(H)
"Carrier" means a person who is engaged in the transportation of radioactive
waste by air, rail, road, highway, or water.

(I)
"Disposal" or "dispose" means the
permanent isolation of radioactive waste in accordance with Chapter 3748. of
the Revised Code and the rules promulgated thereunder.

(J)
"Disposal site" means that portion of a
facility that is used for the disposal of low level radioactive waste and that
consists of disposal units and a buffer zone.

(K)
"Disposal unit" means a discrete portion
of the facility into which low level radioactive waste is placed for disposal.

(L)
"Engineered Barrier" means a
man made structure or device that us intended to improve a facility's ability
to meet the performance objectives.

(M)
"Frequent earthquake activity" means more
than three earthquakes of greater than Richter magnitude of 4.5, within an
epicentral distance of less than 24.2 kilometers (fifteen miles), over a
projected interval of one hundred years, based on currently available
scientific analyses of the past one hundred years seismicity.

(N)
"Generator" means a person who first
produces radioactive waste, including, without limitation, any person who does
so in the course of or incident to manufacturing, power generation, processing,
waste treatment, waste storage, medical diagnosis or treatment, research, or
other industrial or commercial activity. "Generator" does not include a patient
who may discharge radioactive material in body wastes or fluids as the result
of a medical procedure; however, the waste or fluids generated by such a
patient are low-level radioactive waste. If the person who first produced an
item or quantity of waste cannot be identified, "generator" means the person
first possessing the waste who can be identified.

(O)
"Inadvertent intruder" means a person who
might occupy the disposal site after closure and engage in normal activities,
such as agriculture, dwelling, construction, or other pursuits in which the
person might be unknowingly exposed to radiation from the waste.

(P)
"Inadvertent intrusion" means any
activity performed by a person that would unknowingly expose or release
radiation from the waste, or compromise barriers designed to meet the
performance objectives of the disposal site.

(Q)
"Isolation" means the segregation and
impoundment of radioactive waste in a manner that protects the environment
inhabited by humans, including, but not limited to, the human food chain.

(R)
"Karst" means a terrain with
an assemblage of landforms such as sinkholes and caves that are due to
weathering of predominantly carbonate bedrock.

(S)
"Land disposal" means disposal of
radioactive waste in a land disposal facility.

(T)
"Land disposal facility" means the land,
buildings, and equipment that is intended to be used for the disposal of
radioactive waste.

(U)
"Mixed
waste" is radioactive waste that contains a listed hazardous waste or exhibits
a hazardous waste characteristic identified in 40 C.F.R. 261, Subpart C, as published in the July 1, 2009 Code of Federal
Regulations.

(V)
"Monitoring" means activities undertaken by the licensee in evaluating the
characteristics or performance of a facility or a site through systematic
measurement and analysis of specific parameters.

(W)
"Processor" means a person who treats or
repackages radioactive material received from another person.

(X)
"Quality assurance" (QA) or "quality
assurance program" means a program providing for verification by written
procedures such as testing, auditing, and inspection to ensure that
deficiencies, deviations, defective equipment, or unsafe practices, or a
combination thereof, relating to the use, disposal, management, or manufacture
or radiation sources are identified, promptly corrected, and reported to the
appropriate regulatory agencies.

(Y)
"Recoverable" means the ability to
physically collect and remove the waste from its present location.

(Z)
"Retrievable" means the ability to remove
a container and its contents as a single entity when used in reference to waste
storage.

(BB)
"Storage" or "store" means the retention of radioactive waste, prior to
disposal in a manner that allows for surveillance, control, and subsequent
retrieval.

(CC)
"Surveillance"
means activities undertaken by the licensee in monitoring and observation of a
site for purposes of visual detection of a need for maintenance, custodial
care, evidence of intrusion, and compliance with other license and regulatory
requirements.

(DD)
"Treatment"
means any method, technique, or process, including storage for radioactive
decay, that changes the physical, chemical, or biological characteristics or
composition of any radioactive waste in order to render the waste safer for
transport or management, amenable to recovery, convertible to another usable
material, or reduced in volume.